How Much Sugar Did You Put in This? Odds are that added sugar will soon start showing up on the Nutrition Facts labels for all of the food you buy. Even though folks who add lots of sugar to their products — yogurt makers come to mind — don’t like it, consumers overwhelmingly want to know how much sugar has been added to the foods they’re eating. Comments on the proposals are now closed. Final regulations will be coming soon.

Vegan Hits the Big Time. While more faddish diets like Atkins and Paleo may come and go, interest in vegetarian and vegan diets is becoming mainstream. Bill Clinton now describes himself as vegan-ish and restaurants everywhere see opportunity in offering vegan options.

Big Soda Is Down, Now What? Despite a decade of declines in soda consumption, obesity rates are still edging up. Some advocates are pushing for a harder line on Big Soda and Big Sugar. Despite scarce evidence that tax strategies have ever actually succeeded in affecting obesity rates, speculation and argumentation for a soda tax or a sugar tax continue to be abundant.